Garment container and hanger



Dec. 1, 1953 o. c. cox

GARMENT CONTAINER AND HANGER Filed Aug. 15, 1950 v INVENTOR.

BY wffld ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1, 1953 GARMENT CONTAINER AND HANGER Oscar C. Cox, Fort Worth, Tex., assignor to Sears, Roebuck and 00., Chicago, Ill., a corporation of New York Application August 15, 1950, Serial No. 179,525

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to containers and hanging devices for articles of clothing, particularly for the proper maintenance and protection of mens trousers, and its principal object resides in the provision of rigid, or semi-rigid, compact packaging unit formed from relatively heavy fiber board, plastic, or similar materials, and providing a plurality of panels capable of being folded upon each other in laminations, a preferable arrangement being characterised by a panel having a clothing hanger attached to the upper edge thereof which can be folded in between a pair of hingedly joined associated panels so that a pair of trousers, for example, may be suspended on the hanger and pressed between the adjoining panels.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device in which one or more pairs of trousers can be arranged on a conventional hanger, to be disposed in a wardrobe in the usual hanging position, or stored. in any other suitable manner, the trousers being hung so that when they are pressed between the connected foldable panel they may be maintained in smooth unwrinkled position and pressed while in storage, or have their pressed and finished condition maintained.

Broadly, the invention contemplates the provision of apparatus in which trousers can be properly conditioned and preserved against disarrangement and the accumulation of dust or dirt while subjecting the trousers to a pressing operation, thus affording a convenient and economical valet service especially useful in traveling.

While the foregoing objects are paramount,

other and lesser objects will become manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the appended drawings wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates the invention in an ex tended position, showing three panels hingedly connected along their adjacent vertical edges, one of said panels having a hanger for suspending the device.

Figure 2 is a perspective illustration showing the manner in which the panels are interfolded, and showing a pair of trousers suspended on the innermost panel.

Figure 3 is an end View of the assembly illustrating the inter-association of the several panels, and latching means for the assembly, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the panels folded together and latched for suspension in a wardrobe or for transportation.

Accordingly, therefore, the invention in its preferred form comprises an arrangement of a plurality of substantially rectangular panels it, i! and [2, the innermost panel It being provided with a conventional type of clothes hanger 13 which is secured along its upper edge by any suitable means such as by binding tape it. The intermediate and outermost panels H and 62 are identical in form and are hinged together at 5 along their adjoining vertical edges. The upper ends 16 and I! of the panels ii and 12 are angular and conform to the angular shape or the hanger 43, in the manner shown in Figure 4, when the assembly is closed. The innermost panel it is hinged to the intermediate panel it along its vertical edge at it so that the panel H3 may fold over the panel 8 l and be enclosed on its opposite side by the outermost panel i2.

In operation, one or more pairs of mens trousers or mens or womens slacks may be disposed over the upper edge of thepanel Hi through the hanger it, in the manner shown in Figure 2, and the panel It folded in between the panels I l and H2 in a laminated arrangement, illustrated in Figure 3, and the panels l l and I2 latched together by straps 29, or other suitable devices, having snap fasteners 2! adapted to be secured to companion members 22 on the outer edge of the panel l2 so that, when assembled, the container will appear in the manner illustrated in Figure 4 and be capable of suspension in a wardrobe or adapted for storage or transportation.

The invention is especially adaptable to use by motorists, and other travelers, so that articles of clothing, especially trousers, can be maintained in usable condition in transportation and yet be capable of easy and convenient handling without damage to the garment. It is obvious that a plurality of the assemblies may be packed in a trunk, or wardrobe, or disposed in the luggage Y compartment of an automobile without fear of damage to the contents. The device is simple and economical in construction and may even be utilized as an advertising medium with economy.

Manifestly, the construction and arrangement 3 herein shown and described is capable of certain changes and modifications from time to time, by persons skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A press and hanger device for trousers, the combination comprising, an innermost panel having a clothes hanger secured to its uppermost edge, an intermediate panel and an outermost panel hingedly connected along their adjacent longitudinal edges, the said intermediate panel being hingediy'connected along its opposite longi-' tudinal edge to said innermost panel, the said outermost and intermediate panels having angular upper edges conformable to said hanger, and

means for securing said panels in laminated arrangement.

OSCAR C. COX.

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